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The Thrifty Six are Wearing Summer Colors in Winter

February 20, 2023 / 20 Comments
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Since this is Jodie’s inaugural post as a member of The Thrifty Six, she had the honor of choosing this month’s thrifty theme. All six of us reside in the northern hemisphere where we still have one-third of the winter season to go with 8 weeks behind us and 4 weeks until the spring equinox. Where I live in the very northern reaches of New York State, the spring equinox is much less spring-like and very much mud-like. Most things don’t start to bloom around here until mid to late May and real spring weather usually arrives just in time for the summer solstice. Generally in my part of the world, we are blanketed in white from November through March. April and May can most accurately be called mud season when everything is smeared with brown and black crud. And by the end of June, the grass starts regaining its lush green hue and then we get to enjoy some of the more beautiful colors of nature until snow season rolls back around in the fall.

So when Jodie decided we would style summer colors in winter, I was happy to oblige! The cruddy winter background here is starting to wear on my nerves and depress my soul and a little color injection always seems to work in lifting one’s spirits and cheering one’s mood.

Now the tricky part of The Thrifty Six challenges is that you have to incorporate thrifted, secondhand, or preloved items into your look. This group aims to showcase ways in which you can get creative with your personal style by shopping secondhand. Not only is thrifting a more sustainable way to shop, it also is easier on your budget and you can find really unique one of a kind pieces hidden in thrift shop racks.

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So let’s talk about my outfit.

Summer colors brings to mind bright, bold saturated hues as well as soft, delicate pastel shades. I always think of white as the best summer neutral although I tend to favor black in almost all of my outfits any time of year. I have a really pretty thrifted black floral tulle skirt (actually I think it might be a dress) that I had styled with this magenta sweater for this challenge, but I was not happy that my preloved item was black so I started over with this white Zara maxi dress.

I layered an old bright orange long sleeve tee underneath for extra warmth and then added this fun thrifted Zara kimono shirt in bright oranges, yellows, pinks, and reds. The two main components of this outfit, my dress and kimono top, are the only preloved items that I am wearing, but everything else was shopped from my closet. I am not really into shopping anywhere else these days.

In contrast to my bright colors, I decided to accessorize with pastel pink in my shoes, my hat, my gloves, and my furry coat. I also worked in some bits of magenta in my tights and earrings, since it’s the hottest color around right now. And this fabulous orange scarf needs a little spotlight as well. I bought this thing over 20 years ago from a street vendor in New York City for just a few dollars. I loved it so much, I also bought it in turquoise. I forgot I had them until I recently rediscovered them during my last closet clean out and I think I shall be wearing them with much more frequency now!

My kids absolutely love my pink furry coat which I purchased at Target a few years ago. They thought I had bought myself an anime costume because it resembles the cape of Donquixote Doflamingo from One Piece (Ralph’s favorite anime show). And it really does. So now their friends think I am a really cool mom because I wear an anime cape!

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And that’s how I wear summer colors during the cold season. I don’t think I would have ever thought to pair brights and pastels in this manner if not for this challenge. As it turns out, I really liked this whimsical outfit for brightening the winter gloom. Now let’s check out my thrifty friends and see how they all brought some summer into the middle of their winters!

The Thrifty Six is a group of international fashion influencers who meet once a month in our little space on the internet to share our thrifty outfits. On the third Monday of every month, we will all share an outfit based on a theme that features preloved wardrobe pieces. Shopping and reselling preloved clothing is so much better for the environment and you can find some of the best fashions in thrift or charity shops. The Thrifty Six are here to inspire you to shop second hand! 

The Thrifters:

Emma of Style Splash
Style Splash
“I wear bright colours all year round, but I tend not to wear pale shades in winter because of mud and rain. So when Jodie suggested ‘Summer Colours in Winter’ as our theme this month I immediately thought of pastel shades. I found this pale blue Hobbs trench coat in a charity shop for less than £10. It’s fantastic quality and perfect for spring and summer. I’ve teamed it with lilac trousers and bag, white boots and a floral print top. I’m ready for summer now!”
-Emma
Grace of Graceful Rags
Graceful Rags
“Well I couldn’t entirely avoid black—it’s one of my most-worn colors, after all—but I’m hoping this very bright, cobalt blue dress makes up for it! I thrifted this dress from the same super cute consignment store where I bought my prom gown. It’s such a summery piece with the bright color and crocheted texture, so I tried to winterize it with a black leather jacket and booties. I’m still not entirely sure how I feel about the look…but my boyfriend said it’s in his top 10 favorite outfits of mine!”
-Grace
Jane of Preloved-Vintage-Handmade
Preloved-Vintage-Handmade
“February’s T6 theme is ‘Summer colours in Winter’…
…when I think Summer colours, I always think pastels!
These pure wool trousers give me the best of both worlds…
…cosy and warm, yet alive with pretty pastel colours!
An original pair of 1970’s flares, re-tailored by me for the modern aesthetic…
…I think they’re rather cool!
Powder blue leather jacket, pashmina and bag make the look complete.”
-Jane
Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style
Jodie’s Touch of Style
“It always seems so sad to only wear dark, muted colors for the winter months, so I grabbed my thrifted lilac jeans and winterized them with a thrifted Cabi navy sweater and combat boots along with some faux fur details.
Just wait until you see how Lesley styled her outfit!”
-Jodie
Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style
Nancy’s Fashion Style
“I had to check my closets to see what I could come up with. I have 
a few summer colours, but they are summer clothes and not pre loved. And 
I didn’t feel like buying something as I just don’t wear colours that 
often. But a colour combination that always reminds me of summer is blue 
and white. It feels nautical, I can almost hear the sea, the seagulls, 
the warmth of the sun. 
And this lovely King Louie jacket with sailing boats on it is then 
perfect to wear. With a pre love navy white striped jumper with pearls 
and a red detail at the sleeves.”
-Nancy
And Me!
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“When Jodie suggested the theme Summer Colors in Winter, I took it a step further and styled Summer Clothes in Summer Colors in Winter. It required lots of layering to make my thrifted white sundress and preloved kimono top (both are by Zara) work for a warm and colorful winter style. I felt like a giant happy Easter egg in the snow!”
-Shelbee

If you are still suffering through winter weather, how do you brighten the days?

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

Joining these Fabulous Link Parties.

Outfit Details: Dress and Kimono Top-Thrifted (Zara) / Orange tee-Old Navy / Coat, Earrings, and Hat-Target / Gloves-Torrid / Tights-Old / Shoes-Shoe Dazzle / Scarf-From a NYC street vendor circa 2000

I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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